an apparatus for making fabric by weaving yarn or thread
织机。
appear as a shadowy form, especially one that is large or threatening
(尤指形状模糊的庞然大物)阴森森地出现
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vehicles loomed out of the darkness .汽车从黑暗中阴森森地出现了。
[no obj.](of an event regarded as ominous or threatening)seem about to happen
(不祥之事)似将发生
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there is a crisis looming 危机似将来到
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dearer mortgages loomed large last night .昨天晚上,关于购房抵押贷款的成本要上涨的消息闹得沸沸扬扬。
a vague and often exaggerated first appearance of an object seen in darkness or fog, especially at sea
(尤指海上物体在黑暗或浓雾中的)隐隐显现
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the loom of the land .渐渐显现的陆地。
the dim reflection by cloud or haze of a light which is not directly visible, e.g. from a lighthouse over the horizon
(云或霾等将不能直接见到的光折射出来的)暗影,上现蜃景。
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